Cyberathlete Professional League: CPL Event, July 21 – 26, 1998

Cyberathlete Professional League: CPL Event, July 21 - 26, 1998 The main focus of this site is the upcoming CPL Event which will take place in a 12,500 sq. ft. conference room at the Infomart.  With T-3 Internet connection available to everyone attending, a Cisco Catalyst 5000 switch to manage the entire LAN and several redundant …

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Texas Monthly and Dallas Observer: Angel Munoz, Game Boy

THE BUZZ ON TEXAS BUSINESS: Wired Guns by Kathryn Jones Angel Munoz, 39 Founder and President, Cyberathlete Professional League; Founder and President, Adrenaline Vault, Irving Munoz is largely responsible for turning computer gaming into a full-fledged professional sport with corporate sponsorships and cash prizes. His Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), launched in 1997, hosts gaming conventions …

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FragWire Lingo

FragWire Lingo abandonware--Software that has been abandoned by its publisher and is no longer being sold. This is often sited as an excuse for pirating the software. AI (artificial intelligence)--The computer tries to mimic the intelligence of humans by learning and adapting. Commonly used for characters in adventure games. aliasing--A degrading of quality when a …

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The Wall Street Journal: A Showdown at the Quake Corral Becomes a High School Nightmare

The Wall Street Journal: A Showdown at the Quake Corral Becomes a High School Nightmare By Brian R. Fitzgerald Friday, October 1, 1999 The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition NEW YORK -- I took some extra time Friday morning to head out to Dunkin' Donuts for a large hazelnut coffee. I should have been at …

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Gamers’ Relationships: How do you manage two big time sinks? by CalBear

Gamers' Relationships: How do you manage two big time sinks? by CalBear One interesting topic that has come up among my friends and I is the issue of computer gaming and intimate relationships. Can the two co exist if both partners are not interested in gaming? Certainly the answer is yes; to think otherwise assumes …

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